UFC Vegas 122 Weigh-Ins Turn Into a Clown Show as Three Fighters Miss Weight

The UFC Vegas 122 weigh-ins officially went off the rails on Friday, turning a standard procedural morning into a complete circus. Three different fighters stepped on the scale and missed their marks, prompting MMA reporter Adam Martin to accurately label the entire scene a clown show.

Missing weight by a fraction of a pound is a bad look. Missing weight by the size of a healthy newborn baby is a choice.

"MMA reporter Adam Martin called the weigh-in results a 'clown show.'"

Ketlen Souza kicked things off by coming in at 117 pounds, just a single pound over her limit. Brendson Ribeiro followed up by tipping the scales at 208.5 pounds, missing his mark by 2.5 pounds. But the undisputed champion of the morning was Ismael Bonfim.

Bonfim weighed in at 163.5 pounds, an egregious 7.5 pounds over the limit. For context, that is not a tough weight cut gone wrong. That is a guy who looked at the treadmill on Thursday night and decided to order a pizza instead.

When a fighter misses weight by that much, it throws the entire matchup into chaos. Bettors have to scramble to figure out if the massive weight advantage translates to power or just terrible cardio, while the sportsbooks frantically adjust the lines to account for the sheer size difference.

Assuming the opponents actually agree to stay on the card, these bouts will proceed at catchweights. Souza, Ribeiro, and Bonfim will all be handing over a hefty chunk of their fight purses to their opponents, which is a very expensive way to avoid the sauna.